Unified Development Ordinance - Currituck County Government

Chapter 10: Definitions and MeasurementSECTION 10.5: DEFINITIONSRiverineRIVERINElines.) In no case shall a right-of-way be construed to mean an easement. For a subdivisionsubject to county review, the area of land shall be owned fee-simple and of a sufficient widthto meet the requirements of this Ordinance.Aspect or element relating to, formed by, or resembling a river (including tributaries), stream,brook, etc.ROADSIDE MARKETA retail establishment located beside a major arterial or collector street engaged in the retailsale or resale of agricultural products and seafood by one or more vendor.ROOF, FLATA roof with a slope of less than one foot of vertical rise for every four feet of horizontal run(3:12).ROOFLINEThe highest point of a flat roof and mansard roof and the lowest point of a pitched roofexcluding any cupolas, chimneys or other minor projection.ROOMING HOUSE OR BOARDING HOUSEAny building or portion thereof for providing lodging, either with meals (boarding house) orwithout meals (rooming house), to not more than five guests, where rent is paid to the owneror proprietor.ROOT ZONEThe area inside the dripline of a tree that contains its roots.SALVAGE YARDAn establishment primarily engaged in the storage, sale, dismantling or other processing ofrecoverable and recyclable materials which are not intended for reuse in their original forms,such as automotive wrecking yards, metal salvage yards, or paper salvage yards.For the purposes of section 7.4, Flood Damage Prevention, any non-residential property usedfor the storage, collection, and/or recycling of any type of equipment, and including but notlimited to vehicles, appliances and related machinery.SAND DUNESA naturally occurring accumulations of sand in ridges or mounds landward of the beach.SATELLITE DISH ANTENNAA round or parabolic antenna and its supporting structure for the purposes of sending and/orreceiving radio or electromagnetic signals. Satellite dishes with a diameter up to 39 inches areconsidered as “small” satellite antenna dishes, while any such use with a diameter of more than39 inches is considered as a “large” satellite dish antenna.SCHOOLA public or private school offering general, technical, or alternative instruction at theelementary, middle, and/or high school levels that operates in buildings or structures or onpremises on land leased or owned by the educational institution for administrative purposes.Such uses include classrooms, vocational training (including that of an industrial nature forinstructional purposes only), laboratories, auditoriums, libraries, cafeterias, after school care,athletic facilities, dormitories, and other facilities that further the educational mission of theinstitution.CURRITUCK COUNTY, NC UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE10.77